Download our template report
Use this template to write your annual safeguarding report to the whole governing board. Adapt it to your school’s particular safeguarding needs.
Governors should be able to get a clear picture of your school's safeguarding context and priorities from the report.
It's also good practice to write termly safeguarding reports to the relevant committees and the safeguarding link governor. These don’t need to cover every safeguarding issue, but can go into more detail on specific areas of concern or improvement.
Birmingham City Council's template safeguarding report contains space for the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) to record the school's safeguarding strengths and areas for improvement, and space for the link governor's comments Norfolk County Council's template safeguarding report (find it under 'Monitoring and